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US churchgoers losing biblical conviction on family, life and morality – study

ChristianToday.com reports: “A new nationwide study by the Family Research Council (FRC) and the Cultural Research Center (CRC) at Arizona Christian University reveals a striking decline in biblical conviction among regular US churchgoers, especially on issues of family, life, and morality.

The study, titled ‘Social Issues and Worldview: A National Survey of Churchgoing Americans’, is based on surveys of more than 1,000 adults who attend Christian worship services no less than once a month. 

It found that fewer than half now identify as pro-life or embrace a biblical definition of family.

According to lead researcher Dr George Barna: ‘Once-firm beliefs about family, life, and morality are giving way to cultural influence and personal opinion. Even among regular churchgoers, moral clarity is fading fast.’

The findings show that just 43% of churchgoers would call themselves pro-life currently, a sharp decline from 63% in 2023.

Only 46% of churchgoers uphold a traditional view of family — defined as a marriage between one man and one woman raising children, falling to 34% among Gen Z…”

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